New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-11
VIRIED YORK At THE NORMAL COLLEGE,

DR. HUNTERS VIEWS OK THE HIGHER EDUCATION
or woMES-PLANs FOR THE COMMENCEMENT.
Upon the last day OF June 275 young women Will be
graduated from the Normal College. The commence
ment exercises will be given I'm the chapel OF the college,
and will consist the vaedciory Grafton tho salutatory
Grafton, two English oratons and SIX essays on the
Saturday following the commencement the alumni
will hold their reunion. Tho total number OF
graduates since the establishment OF the col
lego IL 3,409, and OF these nearly 2oOo
are doing good work in the common schools oil this
city in which they occupy all positions from that OF the
lowest primary teacher up TO that OF principal Az the
entrance examinations that have just taken place at the
college, O46 candidates presented themselves for adj
mission from public aud private aud parochial schools
All girls who fourteen years old'
have completed tho first grade OF gram
mar schools, an equivalent, aud are residents
OF New-York City, will DO admitted after they have
pa,sed an average Of rs per cent in arithmetic, English
Grammar. English composition, geometry. geography
history OF the United States. drawing and spelling and
who do fall below 30 per cent IN grammar ana ar'h
motic 20 per cent In either sni9ecI .-,
Prcsident Hunter told "a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
that about $50 OF the candidates would be Admitted lilo
class in manual and industrial training for the purpose
OF providing competent teachers IN lnis ao bpni
the city, ana the committee upon the courses
OF study Mt the college are considering the mater fes
de Hunter said Yesterday In speaking OF THIS matter
one difficulty encountered 10 10 obtain competent IN
structors should the committee on this Normal college
estabish this normal class 1t would be necessary to In
crease the stan By at least one expert ana Dy
two visiting instructors The eath OF .ne students on n
this largely owing to the fact that Improved yehatois
naw "nder consideration TO concen nitrate upon fewer
courses OF study and to reduce the number
from six to studies In tho Introductory department.
and in other departments wher ever feasible" ,no,
Prominent among the gifts to the college are te anna
prizes and medals that awarded TO members OF the
graduating class They are: Two medals provided by
Mr. Anna Otendorfcr gold for proficiency In Ger
man the other, silver, for the student making .ne
greatest progress In the four years course also IN Ger
man gold watch. given by an unknown E Ito
s sCa. gwen by William The chairman
the sr.aes P4Ssrss ON gold
established by Wilson O. Hunt for prohciency IN Lan
In ply sIoogy two medals established by James Kelly
one silver aud bronze for proficiency IN iho theory
De Mir j. seligman for proficiency In English liters
ture The young women ho are TO be the happy re-
HSs sr s Sdsy 1' s Es
and averaging the marks for the four years Ill.,
which mas Just been published speaking Of the different
classes OF girls who are taught he says As mas been
teachers for tho common schools The enemies OF
wS@9n.as the public e1Psn'emw'll ,,@ at,
children above their parents because 1t creates unhapp-
sbSnd not aspire to e teacher she should become
cook or chambermeid This Ii the wellknown cry OF the
English Tories Thon another time they change their
method and say The Institution Is only for tho daughters
OF the rich the poor mans daughter has no chance.
| "Cross cxaggerations have gone forth from
these people to such extent that
| a stranger might actually think that every
studen OF the college either the daughter or coach
man or day laborer But the simple fact that every
class In the communicates laboring, the mechanical
the mercantile the manufacturing and the professional
lis fairly represented Lately the occupations OF the pa
rents and guardians Of the students we're obtained IN
sucn a way perfect accuracy, and what do
fnd Three bankers balanced by three day iaborers
four presidents By four coachmen seven CLERGY men by
seven masons. twenty-one physcians by twenty-ono
bOokkeepers, and seyon Dlacksmlths by seven
! clothera These accidental equaltles
Traders editors journalists reporters jantors, gocers
h0redeaer lawyers brokers and agents all have thelI
representatives within the college We have Jews and
Genles and the children OF almost every European ma
tionafy dark-skinned negroes sitting beside falr-
haired scaDdnsvans and almost every creed under the
sun represented Now II this he not common school
common 10 ALL rich and poor, high and low, and sup
ported by common tax, where common school to be
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